A digital collection of texts, maps, and images concerning the history of greater Cleveland and the Western Reserve region of northeastern Ohio. Supported and maintained by Special Collections in the Cleveland State University Library.

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SUBJECTCollections of Northeast Ohio local history materials held by many different institutions and arranged topically.

LOCAL HISTORY LINKSHome pages for archives, history departments, historical societies and other important organizations.

This site, originally developed in 1997, is gradually being repositioned to better serve the way local history materials are now being presented by the Cleveland Memory Project and other collaborations.

Heather Maltonic, Christine Liebson and Jane Dempsey made important contributions to this site during their practicums from the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, 1999-2003. "THANK YOU" to them all!

Masthead image source:

Image adapted from cover of Cleveland: On Beautiful Lake Erie: A Descriptive Book Exemplifying Cleveland the City of Progress, Beauty, Industrial Activity and Achievement. Published by Convention Board, The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, about 1922.